Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly was on Wednesday hospitalised with cardiac discomfort barely three weeks after being discharged from a hospital where he was treated for heart blockage.
The former Team India captain was rushed to the Apollo Hospital ---after the State Government created a special “green corridor” for hisvehicle --- following mild chest pain and uneasiness, sources said adding he had a disturbed sleep on Tuesday night.
The former Indian southpaw had undergone an angioplasty early this month after doctors treating him found more than 90 percent blockage in one of his coronary arteries. The other two arteries also have similar blockages and the doctors had decided to address those problems at a later date.
The doctors said his ECG and echocardiogram reports were not normal adding he an angiogram to ascertain his condition would be conducted on Thursday.
Incidentally Ganguli’s elder brother Snehashis Ganguli also a former first class cricketer and Bengal captain too underwent an angioplasty days after the BCCI president was treated for the same ailments. Their father Chandidas Ganguli too had similar problems sources said.
The doctors were tightlipped on whether he would require more angioplasties. “A team of four doctors led by Dr Aftab is monitoring his condition, and they will take the decision as and when necessary,” family sources said adding the cricketer was doing fine at present.
Earlier the doctors treating him at the Woodlands Hospitals had said that “he would not require a by-pass surgery at this moment as he is comparatively young and fit. He would return to normal life within 3-4 weeks.”
Meanwhile, anxious calls had started pouring in from all parts of the country with Home Minister Amit Shah being among the first persons to enquire about the cricketing legend’s health. He called up Bengal BJP observer Kailash Vijaybargiya to enquire about his health, sources said.